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How CEO-doctor duo gave up stable jobs to build online vet service in Singapore
They gave up cushy jobs to scale their "passion project" commercially and launched the online vet service just before COVID hit. Read how they made it a success.
DA bans pork from Singapore
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) banned the importation of pigs from Singapore amid an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in that country. Agriculture Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban ...
Singapore shares drop 0.6% after US Fed chair’s hawkish testimony
Stark warnings from the United States that more interest rate rises are on the way sent Wall Street tumbling overnight and sparked declines across the region on Wednesday. Read more at ...
CPF accounts of non-Singapore citizens and non-PRs will be closed from April 2024
The Central Provident Fund (CPF) accounts of those who are not Singapore citizens or permanent residents will be closed from April 2024, the CPF Board said on Wednesday (8 March). The purpose of the ...
Daily roundup: Singapore’s slip-ups and good calls from the ‘complex and wicked’ Covid-19 pandemic – and other top stories today
Stay in the know with a recap of our top stories today.1. Singapore's slip-ups and good calls from the 'complex and wicked' Covid-19 pandemicSingapore has looked at how it performed in its fight ...
China’s SHEIN set to raise $2 bln, eyes US IPO later this year -sources
It was not immediately clear if SHEIN is planning to officially seek Chinese regulatory approval for its IPO. In recent years, the company has made a Singapore firm its de facto holding company and Xu ...
Banks will benefit from the full impact of previous rate hikes in 2023, says UOB Kay Hian
UOB Kay Hian analyst Jonathan Koh has kept his "overweight" rating for the sector with "buy" calls for DBS and OCBC.
Singapore: Retail Sales surprised to the downside in January – UOB
Senior Economist at UOB Group Alvin Liew reviews the latest release of Retail Sales in Singapore. Key Takeaways “Singapore’s retail sales started the new year on a cautious no ...
Economists lift Singapore’s 2023 growth forecast slightly to 1.9% on China rebound hopes: MAS survey
The pace of Singapore's economic growth is seen accelerating to 2.5 per cent in 2024. Read more at straitstimes.com.
DA bans pork from Singapore, cattle from Spain
THE Department of Agriculture banned the importation of pigs from Singapore amid an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the country.
Singapore’s Sea reports first profit on cost cuts; shares soar
Singapore-based Sea on Tuesday (Mar 7) posted its first quarterly profit, as the gaming and e-commerce company benefited from major cost cuts it undertook to offset a post-pandemic slowdown in demand.
34% of investment professionals in SG expect private capital market to worsen
Some, however, said it will be about the same. More than three in 10 (34%) investment professionals in Singapore believe that the private capital market will be “somewhat worse” in 2023, data from ...
Singapore’s Sea Group turns profitable for the first time
Tech giant Sea posted a quarterly profit for the first time as the company pledged to move towards profitability last quarter.
Sea sails past growth vs. profitability debate
Singapore technology giant Sea on Tuesday reported its first ever quarterly profit, beating regional tech firms like GoTo and Grab to the punch. The almost $1 billion swing from a fourth-quarter loss ...
Lee Hsien Yang implies in Facebook post that he is never returning to Singapore
Lee Hsien Yang, the younger brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, has implied that he is never returning to Singapore.